Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kamla Bhatt (2nd nomination)
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was Keep. CitiCat ♫ 01:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
AfDs for this article:
Delete: unsourced except for non-inline, self published non-RS links, WP:BIO. OTRS 2007072510017517. Previous AFD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/kamla bhatt -- Jeandré, 2007-07-30t11:53z
- Keep. I have restored the original content to allow editors a view of the material being considered for deletion. A quick Google indicates sufficent reason to give this article the benefit of the doubt. This interview [1] suggests the subject of the article is well known to the English speaking Indian internet community. Google hits are reasonably high at 144,000 [2]. If she is indeed the first Indian podcaster that gives her some notability. SilkTork 12:36, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- [3] is not a reliable source for that claim. It reads like a CV/press release/puff piece. -- Jeandré, 2007-07-30t14:41z
- We have a choice of either deleting articles that are doubtful, or of doing some research to tidy them up. I don't see an urgent need to delete this particular article. A quick Google showed there is information out there - enough to give this article the benefit of the doubt. That is not to say that I think the article's subject is very interesting, but that perhaps a notability tag might have been the more appropriate approach. SilkTork 15:56, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: Previous discussion was an overwhelming keep: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/kamla bhatt. SilkTork 12:41, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Notability is important because we don't have enough editors to patrol WP:BLPs of non encyclopedic subjects. Voting to include articles, that because they're obviously not notable enough will have unnoticed vandalism for more than 41 days: [4], [5], [6]; is bad for Wikipedia. -- Jeandré, 2007-07-30t14:41z
- An article that attracts vandalism suggests a level of popular interest which in itself indicates notability. Deletion of articles is perhaps not the best strategy for dealing with vandalism, even though I can see it would be very effective! SilkTork 15:56, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Being the first podcaster in India is important (being the first of anything major is), and since podcasting is becoming an ever popular phenomenon. The article is referenced to substantiate subjects claims to notability. Ozgod 13:56, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak Keep: This article's a mess. There are a number of unproven assertions (for instance, the link purportedly backing up that she's the first podcaster is a website claiming that she "might be" the first), the article reads like a promo, there's no verification of her laundry list of celebs. That being said, there are just enough links to print publications to pass WP:V. RGTraynor 15:54, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep due to WP:BIAS issues at stake, being the first podcaster in India is arguably notable. Burntsauce 17:08, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep We can keep articles free of blp once they've been called to attention--to delete because there have been blp problems before they were noticed doesn't make sense. It's not necessary to bring to Afd to get the necessary attention--the BLP Noticeboard is followed very closely by many admins and other editors. DGG (talk) 00:27, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Is there verifiable evidence that she is India's first podcaster? All the links I've seen are to personal blogs. Antorjal 21:07, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.